Notice2022-10376
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
May 13, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Assessing the Capacity of Vector Management Programs in the United States to Provide Comprehensive Community-level Tick Management Services. Data will be collected from vector management programs in the United States to determine their capacity and interest in providing comprehensive community-level tick management services.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29321-29322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10376]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-22FC; Docket No. CDC-2022-0061]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility
of government information, invites the general public and other federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Assessing the Capacity of Vector Management Programs in the
United States to Provide Comprehensive Community-level Tick Management
Services. Data will be collected from vector management programs in the
United States to determine their capacity and interest in providing
comprehensive community-level tick management services.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before July 12, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0061, by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, GA 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) or by U.S. mail to the address listed
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, GA 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8de2e0efcdeee9eea3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d72707f5d7e797e337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires
federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
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Proposed Project
Assessing the Capacity of Vector Management Programs in the United
States to Provide Comprehensive Community-level Tick Management
Services--New--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
A number of previously conducted surveys have focused on private
pest management firms or agencies in a single state. The overall
capacity for publicly-funded comprehensive tick management in the
regions of interest remains poorly understood, especially in high
incidence areas. Data collected by engaging vector management program
staff will inform the development of sustainable and effective
community-level tick management programs by assessing the feasibility
of program components, the resources necessary to add new functions to
existing vector management programs, and the expected costs associated
with delivering comprehensive tick management services. This survey
will identify robust vector management programs with which CDC can
partner to refine guidance for the development of comprehensive
community-level tick management programs, which can be adapted to
specific regional ecologies and communities. Ultimately, this survey is
an important first step toward developing a community of practice for
publicly-funded, comprehensive tick management programs in the United
States. The survey will lay the groundwork for efforts to establish
local entities capable of first evaluating the efficacy of tick control
methods, and then broadly deploying those measures proven effective and
acceptable in order to: (a) Reduce the number of infected ticks in the
environment, and (b) reduce human bites by infected ticks.
The primary goals of this project are two-fold: (1) Assess the
current tick management capacity and knowledge in vector management
programs that receive public funding in the Upper Midwest, mid-
Atlantic, Northeast, and Pacific coast states; and (2) determine the
services that vector management program staff believe should be part of
comprehensive tick management programs if they are developed in the
future. We also hope to identify barriers to the development of
comprehensive tick management programs and ways CDC can begin to
address gaps.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 63 annual burden hours.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Public Vector Control Comprehensive 200 1 15/60 50
Operators. Community-level
Tick Management
Services Survey.
Private Vector Control Comprehensive 100 1 8/60 13
Operators. Community-level
Tick Management
Services Survey.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 63
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-10376 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
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